“A Little Man, Like Charlie Chaplin” – British Girl Guides Visiting Adolf Hitler In The Eagle’s Nest
An unknown girl wrote that Hitler had a toothbrush mustache, he was wonderful with children and had a charming smile. The description comes from a Girl…
The First United States Military Involvement in Korea, 15 Men Were Awarded The Medal of Honor
Some people think the United States did not become involved with Korea on a military level until the Korean War in 1950. The Korean Expedition…
The Awesome M60 Patton, The US Army’s First Main Battle Tank
Tanks and other armored vehicles saw rapid development during WWII ― from technology to doctrines, it was apparent that the tank was to be the…
Hitler Considered Occupying The Small English Isle of Wight in WWII – It Could Have Changed History
Dr. Robert Forczyk, a military historian, analyzed German military records and found that Adolf Hitler had suggested the Nazis invade the Isle of Wight. The…
Making First World War Aviator Kiffin Yates Rockwell An American Hero
Historian Marc McClure intends to make an American First World War aviator, Kiffin Yates Rockwell, as well known in the U.S. as he is in…
Cannon Made From Tree Trunks – The Wooden Cherry Cannon
War History Online Presents This Guest Blog By Gjorgji Stankovski Тhe Ilinden Uprising of August 1903 in the region of Macedonia was an Uprising of the…
Civil War Cannons Retrieved From The Great Pee Dee River, South Carolina
William Lockridge is part of a team that raised three Civil War cannons from the Great Pee Dee River. “I had three children, and it’s…
In 3-D: The Horror of Auschwitz in Virtual Reality Helps In Trials of WW2 War Criminals
Little did the developers of 3-D virtual reality think their technology would be instrumental in seeing justice meted out to Nazi war criminals, specifically those…
4 Important Factors That Could Have Changed Outcome of the WW2 Battle of France
There are no shortage of memorable moments that unfolded during the Second World War. And though many of us would choose not to remember all…
Weird Weapons: The Bizarre de Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle (Watch)
Military engineers often come up with nifty but strangely odd designs for people navigation but seldom any as weird as the Aerocycle. Whether called the…
WW1: German Spies Blew Up 100,000 Pounds of TNT in New Jersey And Damaged The Statue Of Liberty
The first terrorist attack on US soil happened when Germany attacked New Jersey in 1916 – an event which became known as the Black Tom…
The Immense Tet Offensive – One Of The Biggest Campaigns In The Vietnam War
In the late evening hours of January 30, 1968, the Vietnamese New Year began. This annual celebratory event, known as Tet, signaled the coming of…